Descriptive statistics of severe acute malnutrition for 707 Indian districts
| NFHS-5 (2019–2021) | NFHS-4 (2015–2016) | |
| District level mean prevalence | 7.56 | 7.6 |
| SD | 3.97 | 4.1 |
| Minimum | 1 | 0 |
| Maximum | 30.5 | 27 |
| Low prevalence | <3.6 | <3.5 |
| Medium prevalence | 3.6–11. 5 | 3.5–11.7 |
| High prevalence | 11.5–15.5 | 11.7–15.8 |
| Very high prevalence | 15.5 –19.5 | 15.8–19.9 |
| Critical | 19.5> | 19.9> |
NFHS, National Family Health Survey; SD, Standard Deviation.